Stretching Medicaid Dollars: How Behavioral Health Providers Can Stay Afloat

• By: Jeff Gershman Square Medical Group Janie Tremlett CWH Advisors
• April 16th, 2025
• alternative payment models, behavioral health, case management, community health workers, managed care organizations, Medicaid, mental health access, policy, social determinants of health, Spring 2025 Issue, value-based care
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Many behavioral health providers around the country are trying to establish and implement alternative payment models in hopes of focusing on reducing costs and improving outcomes, especially for more acute patients. However, many states and health plans lag, creating a disincentive for already...

The Road to the Value-Based Care Promised Land

• By: Paul Barnes Janie Tremlett Kim Williams CWH Advisors
• April 29th, 2024
• clinical model, data analytics, providers, reimbursement models, technology, value-based care
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The current state of value-based care (VBC) can be characterized by the challenges many organizations face as they attempt to obtain and operationalize their value-based agreements. Stakeholders are trying to work through practical solutions for organizations representing services that weren’t...

To Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, Primary Care Practices Should Embrace Value-Based Care

• By: Dr. Nele Jessel athenahealth
• April 18th, 2023
• accessibility, mental health crisis, primary care, Spring 2023 Issue, value-based care
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The COVID-19 pandemic left a lasting impact on our society and institutions, and few industries felt – and continue to feel – its effects more than healthcare. Among the many lingering issues, either driven or revealed by the pandemic, is the rising demand for behavioral health services – and...